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Culver > Cc: > Subject: Flying Restrictions for September 11 Events Announced > > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > APA 38-02 > September 5, 2002 > Contact: William Shumann > Phone: 202-267-3883 > > Flying Restrictions for September 11 Events Announced > > WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of > Transportation’s Transportation > Security Administration (TSA) and > Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) > announced today temporary flight > restrictions (TFRs) that will be in > effect on September 11, 2002. These > restrictions will be in effect in > connection with public events that day > in New York, Washington, DC and > Somerset, PA. > > During those times, there will be > extensive limits on flying within a 30- > nautical-mile (34.5-statute-mile) > radius of the event sites at altitudes > below 18,000 feet. For airline flights > into and out of all airports in these > areas, the “30-minute seat rule” will > be in effect. That means all > passengers must remain seated for 30 > minutes after takeoff and for 30 > minutes prior to landing. This same > rule has been in effect for flights at > Reagan Washington National Airport > since last October. > > General aviation or private flying will > be banned or, in some cases, limited to > aircraft on Instrument Flight Rules > (IFR) flight plans, which must be filed > at least six hours before takeoff. > Sightseeing and training flights are > banned, as are all Visual Flight Rules > (VFR) flights. > > Special air traffic management > procedures will be in effect for all > flights in these areas, including > foreign airlines. > > In the New York area, these > restrictions will be in effect from 7 > a.m. on September 11 until 8 p.m. on > September 13. There will be no general > aviation flying in the TFR area before, > during and after public outdoor events > on those three days. At other times, > general aviation flying will be limited > to IFR operations. The 30th and 34th > Street heliports in Manhattan will have > limited flying during the public > outdoor events. Times for these events > will be announced later. For pilots, > the center of the 30-nautical-mile TFR > will be the Ground Zero site. > > In the Washington area, the > restrictions will be in effect from > 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. on September > 11. The Washington Monument will be > the center of the TFR. There will be > no flying over or near the Pentagon > ceremony, and use of Runway 15/33 at > Reagan Washington National Airport will > be restricted. IFR general aviation > flying will be permitted in the outer > area of the TFR zone, not less than 15 > miles from the Washington Monument. > All general aviation flying continues > to be prohibited within a 15-statute- > mile radius of the Washington > Monument. > > In Somerset, PA, the TFR will be > centered on the ceremony site, near the > location of the crash of United Air > Lines Flight 93. There will be no > flying over or near the ceremony. > > An interagency working group that > included the Office of Homeland > Security, North American Aerospace > Defense Command, US Secret Service and > the Department of State, as well as TSA > and FAA, developed these restrictions. > > ### > > An electronic version of this news > release is available via the > World Wide Web at > http://www.faa.gov/apa/pr/index.cfm > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > To ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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